(AP-Washington Post) Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on Tuesday ordered his interior minister to investigate a rash of 735 police complaints about sexual harassment over the four-day Eid al-Adha holiday, which ended Monday. The holiday features celebrations, crowded public squares - and widespread harassment of women by men. Earlier this month, around 200 activists gathered outside the presidential palace to press for a law to criminalize harassment.
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